Comments on: How Do I Light A Charcoal Grill? Every Time I Try It Extinguishes After A Few Seconds?

By: NICK B

NICK B — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:41:57 +0000

Charcoal+copious amounts of lighter fluid+fire=mmmmmmm

By: wow_rmkr

wow_rmkr — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:40:08 +0000

buy an electric starter, all you do is put coals on top and plug it in.

By: Orlando5

Orlando5 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:19:11 +0000

I would recommend a chimney
pour charcoal in
stuff 1 -2 sheets of newspaper in the bottom
light newspaper
in 10-15 min charcoal will be ready
this way there is no lighter fluid taste or residue
if you must use lighter fluid
pile charcoal in a pyrimid type shape, the smaller the base the better
after charcoal ligher fluid (not zippo fluid) light in several spots at the base only, the flame will burn up, and start the higher level coals buring.
Wait until the coals are all red before redistributing

By: AL

AL — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:31:43 +0000

roll loose news papers up and place a layer in the bottom and then spray little starter fluid on that and then add the charcoal back in and then spray that wet and then light and leave the top off till the edges are whitish then with the vents open leave to get a cool drink and about 20 minutes the ash is gray and white on most of it use tongs to spread the charcoals to make a hot zone and a cooler pile now add the meats and so on

By: beastmom

beastmom — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:01:41 +0000

Buy Match Light brickettes. It only takes a match to light the coals. Also check to see if the breather(s) are open on your grill located on the sides or bottom of the grill.

By: cyanne2a

cyanne2a — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:45:22 +0000

You could use lighter fluid, but the chemicals in it aren’t really very good for you. The better choice is a charcoal chimney starter. It’s a metal tube, well ventilated and available at many camping/barbecue stores, that uses paper as the starter. Amazon has ‘em from 10 to 20 dollars. They work well, and when the charcoal is ready, you simply pour it into your tabletop grill.

By: bebe7520

bebe7520 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:16:14 +0000

Put in charcoal. Add lighter fluid. Toss in match.

By: seawizze

seawizze — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:52:08 +0000

Try a charcoal chimney. You can purchase these at any hardware store, I’ve even seen them at Lowes, or Wal-Mart. They cost about $12.00 and all you need is a good wad of newspaper to get them going. You can put as little charcoal as you want in it, and in minutes, its white-hot.

By: Kamikaze

Kamikaze — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:42:41 +0000

don’t be affraid to spay some ligther fluid in ther. Give it a minute to soak into the charcol then sit back and roast dem marshmellows.
Masters in grilling

By: brandong

brandong — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:27:41 +0000

I bought one of those chimney charcoal starters that look like a tube with holes on the lower sides. you lightly crumble a few single sheets of newspaper and put them on the bottom then put charcoal on top part of the chimney and light the newspaper below. By the time the newspaper burns down the coals are hot enough. Wait 15 minutes for the coals to turn a little white-ashed and then spread the glowing coals.